12-11-2021, 08:48 AM
(12-11-2021, 08:38 AM)EricL Wrote:Well what other response would I expect from a "homer"?(12-11-2021, 07:33 AM)fenders53 Wrote: Eric
What's your take on the Buxton signing? I am going to remain positive and hope for a few 120 game seasons early in the contract. Nobody is more exciting but it's risky.
I was ecstatic when I heard the news, as I was worried they would cheap out and trade him for prospects like they did with Berrios.
Buxton has been injured often, but most have been freak deals that weren't really his fault. When he plays he's a top 5 player in the league, and at just 27 years old, he's entering his prime. If he puts together a full year, he'd be worth three times this deal on the open market.
He's a great player, a great person, and loves being in Minnesota. He's the type of player you can build a championship team around, much like Kirby Puckett (my favorite all-time player) from when I was growing up.
He is going to have to learn to play at 95% when the game is not on the line. No more running into walls at 20mph when the score is 8-1. I doubt some of the guys on this thread have even seen him play as often as he's been injured. He is Willie Mayes when he is hot. The guy can do it all. He has been out of the lineup every time I went to Target Field. I hope to see him play this spring. He is capable of putting up a season like Mauer's MVP season. That was fun to watch.